For the first time in 36 years, the Washington Post will not endorse any candidate

October 25. /TASS/. For the first time since 1988, the American daily The Washington Post (WP) will not endorse any candidate in the US presidential election, its CEO William Lewis announced."The Washington Post will not endorse any candidate in this election. And in future presidential elections," Lewis wrote. He stressed that by refusing to endorse a candidate, the newspaper demonstrates its confidence in its readers' ability to make their own decision in favor of one candidate or another.He also said that his newspaper had taken this decision to "return to its roots" because it has always defended the values ??of ethics, the rule of law and respect for human freedom in all its manifestations.'Our job at The Washington Post is to provide unbiased news to all Americans and to publish stories that cause readers to think and draw their own conclusions,' Lewis added.The newspaper first endorsed a presidential candidate in the 1952 election, Republican Dwight Eisenhower. Beginning in 1976, candidate end orsements became a hallmark of the newspaper. The only exception until 2024 was the 1988 presidential election.Source: Burkina Information Agency